According to surveys of business leaders and HR directors: - 90% of Indian engineering students are unemployable due to a lack of soft skills and analytical skills needed to perform in a professional workplace, despite being intelligent and technically proficient. - 85% believe employees with strong soft skills deliver better job performance and commercial impact, while 91% believe those with refined soft skills advance faster in their careers. - The GLAD Foundation aims to provide career orientation, motivation and skill development to engineering students, focusing on soft skills, problem solving, communication, and data analytics, in order to inspire students and empower them to achieve their dreams.

1. GLAD
Express to Inspire
An IITian Venture
Personalized Career Orientation | Motivation | Skill Development

2. Key Facts
Employment Data Opinions of Business Leaders
90% Indian engineering students are
unemployable.
Business leaders and HR Directors
report that fresh graduates are not job-
ready. 85% see technical skills as the
basic necessity for new hires, while soft-
skills are what set them apart.
In most cases, these hires are
intelligent, ambitious, and technically
savvy. They have proven their ability to
accomplish the work. But they lack soft-
skills and analytical skills to perform at a
professional workplace.
90% believe that employees with strong
people skills deliver a better commercial
impact.
91% believe that employees with
refined people skills advance faster.

3. Key Facts (continued..)
85% of a person’s job success is a product of interpersonal skills and only 15% of the
success is the result of technical knowledge.
~ Carnegie Institute of Technology, USA
Employers are looking for fresh engineering graduates with these skills:
Ability to sell and
influence others
Ability to plan,
organize and
prioritize work
Communication
skills
Quantitative
Aptitude
Ethical Hacking &
Secure Coding
Data Analytics
Ability to communicate
verbally with people inside
and outside an
organization
Creative problem-
solving
Technical
knowledge
related to the job

4. GLAD Foundation: Copyright product of GLAD-I

5. GLAD Foundation: Copyright product of GLAD-II

6. As a student, what should you do?
Apply for the position of ‘Campus Director’.
Email: careers.glad@gmail.com

7. Incentives for ‘Campus Director’
• Cash Prize
• Leadership Excellence Award
• Opportunity to connect with some of the
brightest professionals in the industry

8. Outcome of ‘GLAD Foundation’
An inspired engineer who believes in his/her
dreams and is empowered with the right
skills & knowledge to make the dreams
come true!

9. Thank You